Noun reference

дождь

rain

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine soft sign

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Singular and plural case forms for дождь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дождь дожди
Accusative дождь дожди
Genitive дождя дождей
Dative дождю дождям
Instrumental дождём дождями
Prepositional дожде дождях

Form pattern

How the forms are built

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular дождь → дождя

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular дождь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дождь → дожди The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular дождь → дождь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural дождь → дожди The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular дождь → дождя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural дождь → дождей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular дождь → дождю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural дождь → дождям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular дождь → дождём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural дождь → дождями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular дождь → дожде The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural дождь → дождях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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